TESOL

Join Organizations

Being active in both student and professional organizations can help boost your career. You'll have the opportunity to network with and learn from peers, mentors, and professionals. Working within these groups helps build leadership, teamwork, and communication skills. You'll gain hands-on experience, showing employers your proactive attitude and commitment to growth, making you a stronger job candidate.

Student Organizations

Check out the organizations listed below, search Laker Life, or talk with a Career Coach to find others.

General Guidelines and Strategies

• Gain the foundation in literacy and language acquisition needed to work effectively with English Language Learners.
• Understand the connection between culture and communication, and develop your intercultural competencies.
• Learn to use a variety of assessment strategies to evaluate student progress and to inform the instructional process.
• Develop skills in applying second language learning theories and methods through lesson plan development, site observations and classroom practice.
• Develop excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Develop good computer skills.
• Obtain part-time, summer, internship, or volunteer experience with the age group you intend to work with in various settings: pre-schools, daycares, camps, community agencies, adult centers, YMCA's, etc.
• Participate in co-curricular activities and related organizations to broaden skills, interests, and opportunities.
• Obtain a master's degree in area to become a specialist. Requirements for certification and/or accreditation vary by state.